Tag: medical school

After four exciting and formative years, I finally graduated from Harvard Medical School a few weeks ago. Aside from the abundance of bedside manner, physiology, pathophysiology, and procedural skills that I learned, here are the top four life lessons that I took away from the experience:

Stay humble.

Never be afraid to ask questions.

Maintain balance between work and life — it makes both much more enjoyable.

On December 10, 2014, students at Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and Harvard School of Public Health participated in the National White Coat Die-In in the memory of Michael Brown and Eric Garner. Here is a short film I made to document the event.

“Like so many American institutions, the medical profession is not immune to racial bias.” – Chidi Akusobi (Harvard MD/PhD Candidate)

We challenge OUR PROFESSION:

To recognize institutionalized racism across social systems as a public health crisis and a key determinant of health disparities between racial groups

To confront manifestations of systemic racism in the American healthcare system and address them with systemic reforms